Earth Law Center Blog
Earth Law Strengthens Move Towards Smarter Energy Choices
Earth Law can be used as a tool to revolutionize our use of energy sources, reduce our reliance on nonrenewable energy sources, and lessen our emissions of greenhouse gases.
Pollinators Need Rights, Too
Insects are small but important to virtually every ecosystem on Earth. Earth Law can help address the threats facing them today.
Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink
Addressing the global water crisis will require going beyond existing solutions.
Youth Find Voice and Hope through Activism
Climate change will affect subsequent generations more than us. That generation is already starting to speak up for their rights to a healthy, sustainable future.
Applying Earth Law to the Humane Treatment of Factory Farm Animals
How can Earth Law combat the inhumane treatment of animals in the agricultural industry?
Seeking Rights for Natural Forests in El Salvador
Sí Por La Naturaleza and ELC are partnering to protect El Salvador’s diminishing forests using a Rights of Nature framework.
The Orchid and the Wasp: Toward Becoming Vegan and Establishing Earth Law
We can use a broader vision of veganism to mobilize environmentalism and the Earth Law movement more effectively.
Recycling 2.0 - Getting to Zero Waste
We are all consumers, and our consumption produces waste that has negative impacts on the environment. How can we be better, more conscious consumers and create less waste?
Towards Plant Perception as a Case for the Rights of Nature: An Introduction
Our growing understanding of how plants interact with the environment can help us fight for Rights of Nature.
How Earth Law Can Help Wildlife Corridors
In our increasingly urban world, wildlife corridors allowing free, safe movement for life are more important than ever.
Earth Law Communication Tips
Helen George discusses effective writing and communication techniques for Earth Law advocates.
Is the Green New Deal a Good Deal?
How does Earth Law and Rights of Nature fit into the new environmental plan from U.S. Democrats?
Earth Law Makes Economic Sense
Nature and the world’s economies are intertwined. Giving nature rights will benefit us materially as well as environmentally.
Costa Rica: paving the way for Rights of Nature?
Costa Rica is a model for conservation and green political action. Is Earth Law the next step?
Earth Law for the Nelson Mandela Community Garden
Earth Law Center has submitted the first Amicus Brief in New York state to support rights of nature and protect the Nelson Mandela Community Garden.
Volunteers power Earth Law
Learn about the power of volunteering and some of the people that help shape Earth Law Center.
The Indonesian Rainforest needs Earth Law to combat Palm Oil production
How Earth Law can help protect Indonesia’s forests from the Palm Oil industry.
Securing Rights for the Ein Lavan Natural Spring
Protecting a natural spring from urban development, and discussing its significance to people and nature.
Call and Response: Letting Diverse Languages Have Their Turn to Speak
Understanding the power and importance of language for the people, cultures, and movements like Earth Law that make up our planet.
A cool enough future
Miklós Antal, an ecological economist, discusses how human consumption is affecting Earth’s future.